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Should I accept an answer that merely includes a link to a source for the (exact and detailed) solution?
When an answer provides a link to a document , website , etc. that includes a complete and exact treatment of the problem, but the answer itself has nothing in it's body (just the link), should I ...
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Gauging prefered expertise level for answering questions
I'm new to Physics.SE and StackExchange in general. I've been using the site for several days now and even answered a few questions. By almost any measure though I'm amateur interested in physics ...
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When does it make sense to add an additional answer to a question which has already an accepted answer?
Today I've spotted once again a question, that I thought I could write an answer to, but now it has already an accepted answer (which I quite like and +1ed by the way). So I am again thinking about ...
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Please review our posts on the LHC
We have a lot of posts on the LHC - however, the experiments are still on-going and it's possible that some answers that were right at the time are now outdated. It's also possible that some questions ...
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Please review our answers on magnetic monopoles [closed]
We seem very undecided on main on whether magnetic monopole do, in fact, exist or not, or whether this question is settled at all.
It doesn't seem correct to me that to such a basic EM question we ...
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Should I post a question if I know the answer? Should I answer my own questions?
Recently I had some questions and was going to post them here. While trying to find the best formulation for them I've found the answers.
Posting questions with immediate answers is welcome e.g. on ...
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Are link-only answers acceptable?
This (admittedly old) question on meta.SO concerns the handling of answers which contain a link and essentially nothing else. There are some varied opinions on how to handle such answers, ranging from ...
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Pseudo-answers are the enemy
Pseudo-answers are partial answers, which are mere speculation or irony or an addition to someone else's answer.
Pseudo-answers do, sometimes, make great contribution to the thread. However, Physics ...
